Accessing Materials via Voice and a Menu

1. A computer implemented method for accessing materials for a meeting, comprising: storing, by the processor, at least one of an email address and a caller ID in association with each meeting participant; storing, by the processor, a plurality of distribution lists of meeting participants in the database; storing, by the processor, a plurality of different sets of materials for the meeting in the database; associating, by the processor, each different set of materials with a different distribution list of meeting participants based on a selected criteria; allowing, by the processor, a meeting chair to define days and times when each of the plurality of different sets of materials may be available; receiving, by a processor, a call from a meeting participant by a system, wherein the meeting participant calls a prearranged teleconference number to participate in the meeting; automatically confirming, by the processor, the meeting participant as authorized for participation in the meeting, wherein automatically confirming the meeting participant comprises matching the meeting participant to at least one of an email address or a caller ID previously stored by the system in association with the meeting participant to validate participation of the meeting participant; transmitting a request to the meeting participant to provide a predetermined attribute to confirm the meeting participant as authorized for participation in the meeting in response to not automatically confirming the meeting participant; validating the meeting participant, by the processor, based on the predetermined attribute; providing, by the processor, access to an appropriate set of materials to the meeting participant based on the meeting participant being validated and the predetermined attribute associated with the meeting participant; and providing access to a default set of materials in response to the meeting participant not being a validated meeting participant.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising storing a set of materials for access by each meeting participant.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein providing access to an appropriate set of materials comprises providing access to the set of materials associated with the distribution list in which the meeting participant is listed.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising: matching the meeting participant to a predetermined attribute of the meeting participant; and sending the appropriate set of materials to the meeting participant in response to validating participation of the meeting participant in the meeting based on the predetermined criteria.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising requesting the meeting participant to identify himself and to confirm a destination for delivery of the appropriate set of materials.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 5 , further comprising: receiving at least one of an email address and a caller ID from the meeting participant in response to requesting the meeting participant to identify himself and to confirm a destination for delivery of the appropriate set of materials; and transmitting the appropriate set of materials to the meeting participant based on one of the email address and the caller ID of the meeting participant and based on a distribution list containing the meeting participant.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising restricting at least one of a location where the appropriate set of materials are able to be sent, a time when the appropriate set of materials are able to be sent or accessed, and a medium by which the appropriate set of materials are able to be sent.

8. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising providing a notice of an invalid meeting participant to a meeting chair.

9. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising: transmitting a voice prompt to the meeting participant for the meeting participant to select to link to the appropriate set of materials; and providing access to the appropriate set of materials in response to the meeting participant responding to the voice prompt within a preset time period.

10. The computer implemented method of claim 9 , wherein providing access to the appropriate set of materials comprises one of providing a pop-up on the meeting participants communications device for accessing the appropriate set of materials and providing a URL or database link to the appropriate set of materials.

11. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising providing a voice response menu for providing access to the appropriate set of materials.

12. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising connecting the meeting participant to a voice response menu for accessing the appropriate set of materials and other information related to the meeting in response to a predetermined action by the meeting participant after the meeting participant has been connected to the meeting, wherein the other information related to the meeting comprises directions for accessing the materials, a list of participants currently participating in the meeting, a list of participants not currently participating in the meeting, and a list of invitees to the meeting.

13. A system for accessing materials for a meeting, comprising: a processor, wherein the processor is adapted to: store at least one of an email address and a caller ID in association with each meeting participant; store a plurality of distribution lists of meeting participants in the database; store a plurality of different sets of materials for the meeting in the database; associate each different set of materials with a different distribution list of meeting participants based on a selected criteria; and allow a meeting chair to define days and times when each of the plurality of different sets of materials may be available; a system associated with the processor for receiving a call from a meeting participant, wherein the meeting participant calls a prearranged teleconference number to participate in the meeting; a module operable on the processor for automatically confirming the meeting participant as authorized for participation in the meeting, wherein automatically confirming the meeting participant comprises matching the meeting participant to at least one of an email address or a caller ID previously stored by the system in association with the meeting participant to validate participation of the meeting participant; a module operable on the processor for transmitting a request to the meeting participant to provide a predetermined attribute to confirm the meeting participant as authorized for participation in the meeting in response to not automatically confirming the meeting participant; a module operable on the processor for validating the meeting participant based on the predetermined attribute; a module operable on the processor for providing access to an appropriate set of materials to the meeting participant based on the meeting participant being validated and the predetermined attribute associated with the meeting participant; and a module operable on the processor for providing access to a default set of materials in response to the meeting participant not being a validated meeting participant.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the database comprises at least one distribution list of meeting participants and at least one of an email address and a caller ID in association with each meeting participant.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the database comprises a plurality of distribution lists of meeting participants, and a plurality of different sets of materials for the meeting, wherein each different set of materials is associated with a different list of meeting participants based on a selected criteria.

16. The system of claim 13 , further comprising a voice response system for providing access to the appropriate set of materials and other information, wherein the other information comprises directions for accessing the materials, a list of participants currently participating in the meeting, a list of participants not currently participating in the meeting, and a list of invitees to the meeting.

17. A computer program product for accessing materials for a meeting, the computer program product being executable by a processor, the computer program product comprising: computer readable program code configured to store at least one of an email address and a caller ID in association with each meeting participant; computer readable program code configured to store a plurality of distribution lists of meeting participants in the database; computer readable program code configured to store a plurality of different sets of materials for the meeting in the database; computer readable program code configured to associate each different set of materials with a different distribution list of meeting participants based on a selected criteria; computer readable program code configured to allow a meeting chair to define days and times when each of the plurality of different sets of materials may be available; a computer useable storage device having computer useable program code embodied therein, the computer useable program code comprising: computer usable program code configured to receive a call from a meeting participant by a system, wherein the meeting participant calls a prearranged teleconference number to participate in the meeting; computer usable program code configured to automatically confirm the meeting participant as authorized for participation in the meeting, wherein automatically confirming the meeting participant comprises matching the meeting participant to at least one of an email address or a caller ID previously stored by the system in association with the meeting participant to validate participation of the meeting participant; computer usable program code configures to transmit a request to the meeting participant to provide a predetermined attribute to confirm the meeting participant as authorized for participation in the meeting in response to not automatically confirming the meeting participant; computer usable program code configured to validate the meeting participant based on the predetermined attribute; computer usable program code configured to provide access to an appropriate set of materials to the meeting participant based on the meeting participant being validated and the predetermined attribute associated with the meeting participant; and computer usable program code configured to provide access to a default set of materials in response to the meeting participant not being a validated meeting participant.